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Verb
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Chamber executives, meanwhile, are quick to point out that metro cities will often shovel unfavorable or controversial developments toward Chinatown districts, away from more affluent or suburban neighborhoods.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
12 July 2025 -
As Cincinnati residents shovel their driveways and dig their cars out of the several inches of snow that blanketed the region during Winter Storm Blair, some may be wondering who's responsible for clearing the sidewalks near their homes.—
Quinlan Bentley,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
Verb
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Soil excavated from the moon could be used to produce oxygen and methane, which could be used by lunar settlers for breathing and for rocket fuel.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
17 July 2025
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This coal company has started excavating its new Wyoming critical minerals find.—
Christopher Helman,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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“Hollow (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hollow%20%28out%29. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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